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Thursday, September 15, 2016

Rare, gold Roman coin discovered in Jerusalem - Rob Verger

by Rob Verger

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(Shimon Gibson)

A rare and remarkable Roman coin made of gold and
featuring the image of Nero has been discovered in Jerusalem,
archaeologists announced on Tuesday.

Over 1,900 years old, the coin likely dates to the year 56 or 57 AD, around 13 years before the Romans destroyed Jerusalem.

"The coin is exceptional, because this is the first
time that a coin of this kind has turned up in Jerusalem in a scientific
dig,” Shimon Gibson, an archaeologist and adjunct professor at the
University of North Carolina in Charlotte, said in a statement. “Coins of this type are usually only found in private collections, where we don't have clear evidence as to place of origin."

The archaeologists discovered it this summer during a
dig on Mount Zion in Jerusalem; it was found in rubble near villas that
might have been the homes of the wealthy Jewish residents of the time,
possibly members of a well-to-do priestly class. At the site, the
archaeologists have also found the rooms of a large mansion and even a
ritual pool.

When the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD, the
precious coin could have been lost in the fray, the archaeologists
behind the discovery think.

"It's a valuable piece of personal property and
wouldn't have been cast away like rubbish or casually dropped,” Gibson
said in the statement. “It's conceivable that it ended up outside these
structures in the chaos that happened as this area was destroyed."

Nero, the Roman leader on the coin, ruled the empire
from 54 to 68 AD, and isn’t thought to have traveled to Jerusalem
himself. The text surrounding his bust on the coin is: “NERO CAESAR AVG
IMP.”

Rob VergerSource: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/09/14/rare-gold-roman-coin-discovered-in-jerusalem.html Follow Middle East and Terrorism on TwitterCopyright - Original materials copyright (c) by the authors.